Poultry-fountain.



H. B. BRYAN.

POULTRY FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED OCT- 20. 1909.

Patented Dec. 27, 1910.

mart an stages HARRY E. BRYAN, OF CADIZ, OHIO.

POULTRY-FOUNTAIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 27, 1%10.

Application filed. October 20, 1909. Serial No. 523,609.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY E. BRYAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cadiz, in the county of Harrison and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Poultry-Fountain, of which the following is aspecification.

It is the object of this invention, primarily, to provide a poultryfountain, the tank of which shall be so surrounded by an exterior,spaced case, that the contents of the tank may be kept warm in coldweather, and likewise be kept cool in warm weather; another object ofthe invention being the provision of a tank which may readily be mountedin any convenient receptacle, so that a dead air space may exist betweenthe said receptacle and the tank, which said dead air space may ifdesired, be filled with any suitable heat insulating medium; anotherobject of the invention being the provision of novel means for forming acommunication between the tank and the eX- terior of the case; anotherobject of the invention being so to position the inlet and the outlet ofthe tank, that the latter will not be liable accidentally to void itscontents; other and further objects being inanifest hereinafter as thedescription of the invention progresses.

The invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement ofparts hereinafter described, delineated in the accompanying drawings,and particularly pointed out in that portion of this instrument whereinpatentable novelty is claimed for dis tinctive features of the device,it being understood that the showing of the drawings is typical merely,and that changes, properly falling within the scope of what is claimed,may be made without departing from the spirit of the invenion.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to denote corresponding partsthroughout the several figures of the drawings, wherein Figure 1 is avertical longitudinal section; Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section;Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a modification of the invention, partsbeing broken and sectioned, better to illustrate the structure; and Fig.l is a fragmental section, designed to show a slight modification in theend of the case.

The invention includes, as a fundamental element, a case 1, which may beof any form. In the present instance, this case is cylindrical inoutline, and preferably fashioned from metal. The ends 2- of the case 1are outwardly convexed, and are inwardly spaced from the periphery thecase 1 to form a flange 3, whereby the case 1 may be grasped when it isdesired to up-end the same. The case 1 rests upon hollow divergingconical legs 1, and is provided with a handle 5, which may be of anysuitable construction.

Located within the case 1 is the tank (3, the tank being spaced from thecase 1, it being understood that the space between the tank and the casemay be filled with any suitable heat insulating medium, or be leftunencumbered to serve as a dead air space. In Fig. 1 I have shown aportion of the packing, which, if desired, may be inserted between thecase 1 and the tank 6, and have denoted the same by the numeral '7.

Mounted in upright relation upon one end of the tank 6, and upon theexterior thereof, is a pipe 8, provided adjacent its lower end with anopening 9, communicating with the interior of the tank 6. Ext-endingoutwardly from the pipe 8, adjacent its upper end, is a nozzle 10,which, if desired, may be threaded to receive one end of a tubularmember 11, extending outwardly through the end 23 of the case 1. Thistubular member 11, is bent upon itself and flared to form a funnel 12,located upon the exterior of the case l, a screw cap 14: being arrangedto be mounted within the funnel 12 to engage the outer end of thetubular member 11. Assembled in any suitable manner with this funnel 12is a laterally extending plate 15, adapted to bear upon the exterior ofthe end 23 of the case 1. Below the pipe, the end of the tank 6 isprovided with a nozzle 16, upon which is threaded a tubular member 17,adapted to extend outwardly through the end 23 of the case 6, therebeing an opening 18 in the outer end of the member 17 whereby thecontents of the tank will flow gradually into a drinking cup 19,assembled with a plate 20, similar in construction and function to theplate 15, and assembled in any suitable manner with the tubular member17.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings, I modification of my invention. In the formof the invention disclosed in Fig. 3, the tank 6 is of the same form asthat disclosed in Figs. 1 and 2, but the tubular members 11 and 17 ofFig. 1 are replaced by slightly longer tubular members 21 and 22.Moreover, the case 1 is dispensed with, its place show a slight beingtaken by a common packing-box or butt, v added length of the members 21and 22 permitting them to pass through the walls of the structure inwhich the tank is mounted. It. is obvious from an inspection of Fig. 3,that when the-device is placed upon the market, the same may be offeredfor sale in the completed form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or, if desired,the tank 6 may be sold separately, the purchaser employing a packing boxor the like as asubstitute for the case 1. this expedient making thecost of the device noticeably less in the first instance.

Many structural details of the device may be changed without impairingthe utility of the invention, for instance, as shown in Fig. at of thedrawings the ends of the case 1 may be inclined inwardly at theirperiphery, as denoted by the numeral 24:, the central portion of the endof the case .being bulged outwardly, as shown at 25. The showing of Fig.l with respect to the ends of the case 1 and the showing of Fig. 1 in asimilar respect results in reinforcing and strengthening the device.These features may of course be modified still further, Figs. 1 and 4showing typical, satisfactory, but not obligatory constructions.

In practical operation, the case 1 is stood upon its end, to dispose thefunnel 12 upwardly, the screw cap 1% is then removed and the waterpoured into the device, the same passing along the pipe 8 into the tank1 through the opening 9. When the tank has been filled to the requiredextent, the screw-cap 1% is mounted in place and the device is disposedas shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The water will then flow through thenozzle 16 into the drinking cup 19 until the opening 18 in the end ofthe tubular member 17 is covered. The flow of water will then ceaseuntil the fowls have lowered the level of the water in the drinking cup19 below the opening 18, the principle upon which the device operatesbeing common, and well known.

To enumerate some of the advantages of the invention, it is to be noted,saving for the opening 18, it is impossible for filth to find its waywithin the tank 6, and, since the opening 18 is positioned above thebottom of the drinking cup 19, by slightly inclining the device thedrinking cup and any filth which may have accumulated therein may bewashed out. liioreover, owing to the construction of the device asregards the spacing of the tank (5 from the case 1, the contents of thetank will remain cool for a long time in the summer, and be kept warm incold weather.

The pipe 8 is considered to be a desirable feature of the structure inthat, since the water in the tank 6 normally closes the opening 9, asufficiently tight closure may indicated in dotted line in Fig. 3, the Ibe effected by means of the screw-cap 1 1, without the employment ofwashers; whereas, if the opening from the funnel 12 were directed intothe tank (5, an absolutely air tight closure in the funnel must beeffected. Owing to the relatively small cross section of the pipe 8, buta small surface of water is subjected to atmospheric pressure, and theslight leakage of air about a well constructed cap of the type denotedby the numeral 1t will make the overflow into the cup 19 so small thatthe same will ordinarily be taken up by evaporation and by drinkingbefore the cup 19 will overflow.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided adrinking fountain of simple and etlicient construction, the componentparts of the structure being so re lated that they may be assembled inthe form shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, to suit the taste ofpurchasers desiring a com plete structure, or assembled as shown in Fig.3, to suit the taste of those with whom a moderate first cost will beattractive.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 2 1. A device ofthe class described comprising a tank having a pipe upon its outer wall,there being a communication between the lower end of the pipe and thetank; a nozzle communicating with the other end of the pipe; a nozzlelocated below the pipe and communicating with the tank; tubular membersarranged to be removably connected with the nozzles and having elementsto engage a tank-inclosing case to hold the tank in position therein;one of the tubular members terminating in a funnel, and the othertubular member carrying a drinking cup into which the last named tubularmemher is arranged to discharge; and means insertible into the funnel toclose the funnelcarrying tubular member.

2'. A device of the class described comprising a tank; a pipe disposedupon the exterior of the tank, there being a communication between thelower end of the pipe and the tank; a case arranged to inclose the tankand spaced therefrom; a tubular member positioned to discharge into theupper end of the pipe and carryin at its outer end, a funnel extendedthrough the case; means insertible into the funnel to close said tubularmember; a tubular member positioned to discharge into the tank below thepipe, and having its outer end extended through the case; a drinking cupcarried by the outer end of the last named tubular member, into whichsaid tubular member is arranged to discharge.

3. A device of the class described comprising a case; a tank locatedwithin the case and spaced therefrom; an upright pipe mounted upon theexterior of the tank, there being an opening at the lower end of thepipe communicating with the tank; a nozzle at the upper end of the pipearranged to discharge into the pipe; a tubular member removablyconnected with the nozzle and terminating in a funnel arranged to extendthrough the case; means insertible into the l funnel for closing thelast named tubular member; a laterally extending plate surrounding thefunnel and arranged to bear against the exterior of the case; a nozzlelocated in the tank below the pipe and arranged to discharge into thetank; a tubular member arranged to be removably mounted upon the lastnamed nozzle and to extend through the case; a plate carried by theouter end of the last named tubular member and arranged to bear againstthe exterior of the case; a drinking cup assembled with the last namedplate, into which cup the last named tubular member is arranged todischarge.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HARRY E. BRYAN. \Vitnesses WALTER A. HINEs, C. J. WHEELER.

